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own 3omt very un-redl tbtiXt, 
)And on it's £,rect£,d my cdslit-in-^ir." 
'T^e.5 panned by fancy d^nd bulltby f^Tt, 
And naught 0} Worry can tnXtr ifiere! 
Tor Worry '3 wevy li£,5 oltis.r-Nvher6, 
Nor tver sht jr^ts me wiHi troublisomtlftimis- 
I've com)orT rart.for every care, 
\nt\L blowing of bubbles and dreaming of dreams! 

Mmall cart have I for worldly ^TaU, 

Tor famt and fortune, are kin to cart,; 
And r^^ntai>y remedy^, i>oon or late,, 

Whatever ill | have to bear! | 

Who-60 her livery ihall wear 
M^^kes little account of rough edges or seams— 
He's f reey of fretting who cares to share 
^=^In the blowing of bubbles and dreaming of dreams ' 



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ij^he world i>how3 mdny d te^mpTing bait, 
W^ muflipk promlsi.^, Jtlsdy-jd^W. 
\Thd.bh\ti &r Worlti, witli idk pra^fi., 
/I\nd mocks dT M^rit, >x/it1i empty slKre 
/\h\ W'5t 15 he who wends him where 
The scepter of fdntdsy sparkles end gleams 
/\nd 6how5 her lover surce&se [rom c^rt 
|nThe blowing o( bubblef> 6nd dreaming of dreams! 

iQ)&ntai5y, still be kind ^ind fair, 
That — all un-vexed by Njvorldly schemes — 
I 6till may revel, Njvilti raptures rare, 
Inthfc blowing of bubbles and dreaming of'^re^ms! 






^Tbr these be the Oateb ot HomrDv^ 
two spirits guard them, dark and light, 
• • • . and one invites, the other warns 
av/ay. • • ♦ • A land o| marveb and e.^^ 
strange happenings, but peaceful ever,^ 
for none may bear a worldly burden 
^^ rough the wondr ous Gates of Horn." 

dir n5t tit low but lustrous Qates of Horn — - 
Narrow Ifity are — tfieir hingts litlli worn. 
Who wishes it may passlhigatts, but few 
Thty are who pass— and none rdurn thtrt-llirouoh. 
Knock, and tlit gates swing wide— butnever-more, 
If you then enter not, shall T'mL restore 
The right you have renounced! Once and for all 





Qomib %L lont chanct fliaT no m&n may rt-ccill. 

5o I sT^nd, wisTful—f tearful dnd yetfekin, 

Whttlitr 1b phbi or no, [or spirits Twdin 

Come To mt witti ttic D^wn 2ind Di»rk,who bring 

A vdritd counsd InTtit 5ong& The^y sing. 

Nor know | which isTrultiful, which isguik, 

SolhdTl stand, irresolute, Itit while — 

Thro' doubts Ibdtloom, like clouds wind-wr&cked 
a^d torn — 

r^ist-cldd, mirAge-likejgle&m tJie G^^^^ of Horn! 

<S^(ne comes with the Dzkrk! ^ 
^The meinner of her coming none m6y mei^rk. 
filmily veiled 6nd crown-ed wilti b. sts^r — 
H^r eyes are luminous as still pools are 
That in The lonely woods, reed-girdled, liej 
Un-stJrred by storms. /\nd in her hand— whereby, 
W& know her Queen of fantasy and dreams! — 
A lotus -wand she bears. A''0^n^ ^^r beams 
The white shine of Ibe moon, and far along 
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All livtritd \nt\t mbt— llitTroop, drLam-born, 
who oudrdltit sTrangtIy-grAVdn QdTts o{ Horn) 
Sofly ^ht comt5, and ever un-^wart; 
And whtn sHl sptaks it is as when tti£,air, 
A-chdrm wil^ 5ctnTand sond — in some lontvdk, 
Murmurs &n i*cho To Tlif, nightingal t 

'^Qin^, yd! sw&itly and ever, 
Tht gifrof my giving to 1fio56 who d&sirt; 

who comii To mi ihtH 5tvir 
tiii 50ul from Ihi, ch6fin^3 ThaTTorTun. dndfirre. 
Jht ftd^ring and doubting itiaT wound ds a hn'ar, 
Till lfj£' hti^rtii numb and The brain ouT-\f/orn — 
f]L ib frtt'd of fretting atrortunt'5 irt 

\K/ho tnterj Tht QaTti of fiornt 

'^ing, ytl so that your singing 
^hallttlltht hiart-w&ariid what waits for Jfiim Jtiiri; 

place and riitfulnns bringing, 
Surciasi of sorrow and casting of can — - 
'T/3 a burdinsomi liv&ry iver Itity wear. 



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ror 1ht ruk of /\mbifion k hdrdTo bt borne ; 
dtuTtht hi^r^nd fht burdin no longer Itiiy bt^r 
Who enter The G^tt> of horn! 

"^^ing, ye! so Thdt who hearken 
A/d/ turn ffjem dw/ay from ttie profit- 1 ess fr^y, 

when v^in coveting3 darken 
yht world to Their vision 6nd tempt Them d-sTray 
who worships ^ei^lTh, Pridi or/\mbiTion mustpdy 
/\ price Th^tthe wiser hold ever in scorn^ 
ror pii^ce is Their porTfon who turn Them dWdV 

To enTlr The Q^tes of Horn! 

'^^inOt y^! ^o Tn^tyour measure 
$hd/lle6dThi hetrt-hunoer^d 6Wdy from Their pdin} 

WhdtshJI profitThe Peasure 
Th^t comes of Their striving if striving dTTain 
Only d soul-^e^ring hoarding ofg^in, 
Or d craving for honors Thdtwe^ry when worn? 
WiThThem nor craving nor pain shall remain 

who enter The Gates of tlorn!" 




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jQn£< comt5 v/itti Hit Dawn; 
/\5 com&5 6 conqueror, by captives drawn — 
Thi phantoms of th& mist, who nightly ridt, 
Troop downltit hilb btjort him^Urrifltdj 
Sttkino i>wifr5h&fer in i)ome dim-litla^ir, 
Wh&re glooms lurk intht \/6\\iy5. H'gh in air 
His b&nns,r, blazontd wilfi av sun-burst, stre&ms 
In S)pkndor rei^di&nt His drmor gltd^ms 
Wifti strings, lights irid&sctnt, a^nd his ty^-s 
f\b.b\\ witfi the fervor born of bold &mprist. 
Purpos6-ful — rtsolutt — ht strides the hills 
Theittrembk dt his tread. A'I nature ttirills 
With stir, new-born, of effort e^nd desire.^ 
His ringing accents strength and zeal inspire, 
As when ttie clarions sonorous call lb arms 
Startles the air with resonant alarms — 

'^0ing, yd Ttii song of cndsdvor, 
The de&ds of their doing, who sh^rt in Ih&frdy; 

^ho-so shuns it'sh^ll never 
O^in him the guerdon — Ihe kurel ^nd bdy. 



Ht sf/hojfmt-hinrtldlyi ftd^rs To css^y 
Wfi^TvenTuri shiH come shall bi hold&n 1b scorn, 
for hi is ei lag^e^rd who turns him dwe^y 
To tnTtr fhi QdTts of fforn! 

'^ingj y&! thi song oflhtdo-tr — 
Thi m^n who achitvis, spitl of ptril or pain; 

fli is both lord and woo-ir 
Of fortunt fhtfickk, and from h&r shall gain 
Mori than tht timid shall ever altain, 
Whofaltir and waver if danger shall warn— 
faWs fitful fdvor they ne*er shall obtain 

who enter the Qates of fjorn! 

10/>7j», ye! so that your singing 
shall waken the dreamers who drowse thro'Pje day, 

Till they from them are flinging 
philosophy's fancies, that only betray. 
W^^t'shall he profit who dawdles away 
His days in delusions, of fantasy born? 
Drones and chimerical dreamers are they 

who enter the QaTes of Horn! 



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<0in§f yd io IfidTyour mee^s arc 
ShdII ring like a bkst^ wi1h revirbir^tt sTraln; 

W^o s&eks honor or 1rtt5urc, 
Unless he shdil follow me seeks it in vd/n. 
Whdtlhough my servant shdil ce^rry a chdinl^ 
Qdily iVs gilded dnd lightly iPs borne — 
Theyj 1b0j d^refetered who Think itiheirpain 

To enler the QdTes of Horn!** 

^^hu5 bmg Ihe spirits of Ifii Shine d^rxi 5hdd£ — 

Hitli^r 6nd lhil1i£.r-ward my heartis swayed. 

oh! thdtl knew which is flit ri^ht, t]L wrong} 

which is ttii trulhful, which tti5.guilt}ul 6on^? 

/\n6 itill through clouds that oddly chan06 — 
dr&eim-born, 

Mist-ckd, mysterious, gleam tliL Qd^b of Horn! 



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Ihi Dt\5y looks de^murdy &5 6 dimpkd maid— 

SHl's loo d&murt |or mt; 
The VioUt shyly se&ks tli& shade, 

And v/lll not woo-td be. 
The Rose Is all too richly arrayed, 

^hilellie poppy is {artoo {ree! 
And so I love Ihe white Woodbine — 
The Briony-blooms lliatrurn and twine, 
Where the thickf-ts are and Hie berries shine, 

And the wild-birds love to be! 

^Whe pansy's pure and prelTy but is lowly-bredrjj 
^ The Clover's beloved by Tfie beej 
Too high the Hollyhock rears its head, 

/\5 though 'twould ape a tree-, 
The Thriftless Snowball's bloom is shed 

Too loose and wantonly! 
And so I love the white Woodbine — - 
The Briony- blooms that trail and twine, 
where ttie thickets are and the berries shinej 

And the wild-birds love to be! 



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Ttit Chant of "^ 
^ ^ Man's Endeavor 



td^rd ye lli& wind 1hdX com^s out from Hit 
Ho*"^ — d-rodringp 

from tht Idnd of Itit mounteiin and Hht pine.; 

Njyh&rfc Hie ice-ce^ps dimmer 

A3 T^e cold c,tdr5 shimmer, 

/\nd tlie deep Ukes darkly shine-, 

where crag to crag in Ttiunder calls, 

/\5 mighty floods dre pouring; 

/Vnd ttie panther'^ cry rings in reply 

To Itie scream of the eagle, soaring. 

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RsvtrberevTe, from pole To zone, 

por-ever and for-ev&rj 

It chants, in tuneful monotone, 

Of man and man's endeavor. 

ner&'s 6 rhythmic beat of tramping feet. 
And ttie stir of a trooping throng} 





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Cls'^^r dnd high comes the news-boy's cry, 

And the clang o| Die ca.r-ma.n'5. gong. 
There'3 the rattling boom o|d miner's blast. 

With the ring of pick and drill; 
And the spattering pour of a molder's cast, 

with the file's voice, harsh and shrill. 
There'5 a clinking of trowels and singing of saw5. 

with the anvil's sonorous peals? 
/\ndthe hammers, a-chatter like angry daws, 

To the chant of the droning >}vheels. 
Thsre'5 a bubbling yeast where The paddles churn 

And the wide wake spreads behina. 
There's a gasping roar where the kiln-flames spurn 

Atthe night, with lightnings lined. 
There's a jarring clangor thatsinks and swells. 

where the cage atthe pit-mouth lies? 
with a jangle of whistles and horns and bells 

Whs^rt the grim-faced factories rise. 
And like the surge of a mighty sea — 

with reverberate note and strong — 
The Tones of Toil make harmony, 




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A^ the ddy grow3 dimmer, 
/\nd Ifis, d.lr lb b^LiX d^t) win^; 

T/htrt love and kughEr ruk TRs, day^ — 
Through d.11 Tti6 cyclg/5 swinging, 

WltR W6ird refr&in To The wondrous strain 
ThdtttitSoutti-WJnd'5 ev&r bringing. 

Reverberate, from pole to zone, 

for- ever and Jor-everi 
It 5ing3, in tuneful monotone, 

Of man and man's endeavor. 

^<^here*s a rumbling boom from Hie luraber-flume, 

r Where ttie big logs toss and .swing j 
There's d sc[ueaking jar where 1Ke presses are, 
VJ/here the thick grape-clusters cling. 





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/\n6 tfie cidnk of a kv&r-b&dm-. 
W'tti L jigging rdtllt where spindles twirl, 

To TtiL hiss of escaping £>f6&m. 
Therfc'5 <i scrttcbing of pulleys and flapping of sails, 

And the whiz of d whirling screw; 
There's a whisTling sweep of scylhes And flails, 

And the roar of a furnace-flue. 
There's d lilting rhyme, with cadenced chime, 
"^here ttie pistons come and go; 

a windlass groans and creaks in time 
b ttie'^'chanties"seamen know, 
like the surge of a mighty sea — 
v^itti reverberate note and strong — 
tones of Toil makf/ harmony, 
echo To the South- Wind's song! 



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jfjlo you £.V6P wlTfi Royavlly dint? — 
^ Mow don*l7 wilfi btwildipm^nT^ 3l5\P£'. 
Ths^rhonop b fpequentfy mine, 

Htvep mind evbouthow, wh£,n,op wheP6 
Butliirlc of pomf> is TtTs-P^., 

^ut little, \Tc^U^t5 5UPpPI5&, 

pop little fop JDomp does Royavlty C3\P6 
"S/^htn Roy<^lty*^ in dis-guiss! 

Mhtip kingdom consists of d\ flg^r— 
'^ Yo^ might" tliinktlie fi/pnltOpt mta^n! 
And tti£p6 isn't" much of it73\t"tti2^r, 
Butit^s chetpful dvnd cosy a^nd cled^n; 




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/\nd suptly !Rer>£, n&vep wavs setn, 

MoPi nobk s\ kind or> mops kindly 3i Cjuten, 
ThoudK Royavlfy's in disguise! 

Jylnd hc'3 5vlw5\y3 masking bi^Iievt 
^'' H^'-5 ^ ^milff, evftwo dollavps sv d2\yj 
/\nd 666rni) quiTL continrto svchieve 

yhfi. pewe^pd of d\ Joufnty-mevn'^ pavy! 
/\nd 5>h6' — in av simiUp wa^y — 

ppetindf), avi htp nti^dlt shs plits, 
Ti3 TKl ppoudesticepTlp fop queens who pUy 

A^ Roy^vlTy in disguise.! 

•(jjllet* he is 3^5 kingly as king 
t. /\b 2v monekpch could Nx/ish To be, 
Thou0h he hs^snTof Tl'ttes s, sTpino, 

Qp 5\ 0&n65\lo0ic2\l tr>^&! 
/\nd ss5 fop Hep Me\je5Ty, she. 

l5 winsome avnd witty evnd wls^-, 
/\nd pPOud,witti sv ppide ttiat is pkdvsevnrtoset^ 

|5 Roy3\lty in disguise.! 



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^\y^\\v Isvnes led^d on — d^nd on — avnd on, 
•' To tfie f^r horizon'3 rim; 
5uf never IHl d^y-be^m shines upon 

Thfir vist&5, ve^gue and dim. 
^evtr tti£ tangled weeds are stlrre-d 

Th^t'fringe itie wdftr-iidt, 
Nor sound is heevrd of beast or bird 

In Tlie waste, so sTill and wide — 

But 2^ splendor is j^pread.lhatb notshed 

By 5un nor moon nor star,- 
fbrlfie future is not^^nd tht pastis dead, 
And ttie Present's a cl^eam,too quickly sped- 



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U|ncl TmL drifts on — and on — and on, 
^ y<htr& i5 nor night nor day; 
But virions a. mArvdIous ve^Turt don 

And metTont on tlis. way. 
/\nd wordless whispers comearrd 00, 

Theit bring to favored ears 
Strange messages, whereby Ifiey know 
The secrets of ttie spheres — 

<V'i^fc?»:'^>g!«^v^"— 

/\nd never they dread the shades that spread; 

Un-pierced by moon or star? 
for Ihe Tulure is nof, and Itie Past is dead, 
/Vnd the Present's a dream, too quickly sped — 
Out where the Silences are ! 




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^XL>*^^ Atonement 



El Paso. Texas, Feb. i4.-White Feath- 
er, the renegade Mexican, and his band of 
Indians, who recently raided the Peters' 
ranche, have succeeded in eluding the 
"posse" sent after them. The boys admit 
capturing a lone Indian, on their way 
back, but profess to not know what be- 
came of him. 




itt Xt^tr ca.m6 overlfie bordg^r-line, 
T Between The d^rk hXiA devy. 
Hi I'Aided A rdncht eind iUw tfit men 

And carried the women dway! 
/\nd —drunk wllfi slaughter &5 with wine 
Ht scrawled, upon a slab of ()ine, 
A Taunt, that whoso found the sign 
Could follow if he cared) 
^ Nor would he fail to leave a trail 
f Xhatthey could take who dared! 




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*|Q|)htyV£. up — Itit mtn of ine, 5ordtr-lin£.- 
^^And fAr1t\£,y ride.d^nd fa^st; 
prom ranchttb ranchtjAnd ds ttity ride 

The word b swiftly passed — 
"Mo^n^^"^*^ ridt, wITtioufdeUy. 
G^kTt^£,r e^rrAnche B^^r- Circle A; 
The>«.d5* ^re uf), e^nd the devil's lb f>ay — 

But a^fter ttiem we'll go, 
/\nd we'll follow ttiem into Itiehe^irt of Hell 

To settle the debt we owe! " 

-^hiyVe out— ttie men of trie Border- line - 
'"f while yettis e&rly dayj 
/\nd every mdn is a^ border-m^n, 

Of fame in border-fray. 
/\nd to ezich mdn ttie ottieri show 
^et lips, ttiat grim a^nd grimmer grow, 
And eyes with wrathful flame &-glow~- 
;,) Well m&y their foemen fly, 

' Forttit hills sh^H crumble and s^as be dry 
fir Or ever their h^te s\\d.\\ die ! 




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(IJjhiyVe, f&r 6W6y f rom "fte. Border-Iint — 

They've J-ollowed 6n open trdil. 
White fta^tlifcr h&s kept hi3 taunting vow, 

They follow — but ever ttiey \b\\. 
for everltie reds a.re'just ahead 1' 
And ever they're far and farther led, 
Through dreary deserts and hills of dread 

Thatlike a Jurnace olow; 
Till they weary of chasing a will-'o-the-wlsp, 

And can no f a^rttier go ! 

i^heyVe backward bound to the Border-line, 

But, Oh! its aweary road! 
And White ft&ther carries, if cursts hdve wtight^ 

A woful and weary load ! 
Butthey suddenly yell,wltti awful gle 
for a lonely Navajo buck ttiey 5S.e. 
Nor may he from ttieir anger flee, 

For a Winchester !5 spiteful crack 
Rings outontheair, like ttie snap of a wl 
^ And tumbles him onto his back! 



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^Juddfi, Lynch is lord of Tti6 5ord&r-lin6, 
'^X And his shriftis sharp and shorf! 
for 6n"|njun" is guilty in living, so a!l 
Concur in the will of th^, court — 
"Maybi,, wi1ti WhiU ftalhtr ht's nAUghTto do 
E>ut sTill, hi,'s one of a hellish crew— 
1 0ue&5 weM b6lter"|3ut him through', 

And on the safe side be." 
5o they hang him uf)— on f)rinci|?le— 
And the limb of atall JDine-tree! 




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\ty, 5Nvi,tT, why knit your fjrttty brow5, 
*^ And try to look ivusttrtly ? 
why 6ttkto know whi^t, long hgo. 

Has hitn b^ memory mtrely ? 
What though —as Cupicl'3 law dliows — 
Atolhtr shrinti \Wt offered voW5 ? 

I lovt you v£ry dearly! 

|iffj many a^ maid, a score or mort, 

Of various styles ^nd a^oes; 
AtvAriou^ "fimLSjin various dimes, 

By 5wiftand easy staged} 
I've conned Tfie lesson, o'er and o'er, 
That has so oft been conned before, 

Alike by fools and sa.ge5. 




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[nd 50 I'vt woo'djttmt j^nd d^oain, 
'^ W'TTi |trvid prottstekTions; 
Enough to f rtlght, If Ttity had weighty 

Thi navii,3 o| Iht nations. 
And kissed and cju&rrtltd, now Andlhtn- 
AsisThiNJVdy with maids and mtn — 
With swttt rtcriminations. 

ut,afrtr all — as Kipl'ng says — 

That's "quitt anolhtr story. 
How could I know that {pwt was slow 

To show mfc all his glory ? 
&ut now— Ah! ttll mt In what |)hrAse 
To word most fittingly his |)raiS6 — 

I'll chant it "co/7 d/77o/^«/* 



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VI5IOn5j 

•or-tv&r fled when drooped my 
To you* in full surrender! 

0, sweet, un-bend your pretty brow5, 

Hor judge me loo severely? 
The old ddys teemed with dre&ms | dree^med, 

Butthis I know, full clea^rly; 
The old love's dea^d, nor will it rouse, 
And rli i^ver — by e^ll the vows 
That Cupid's widest Uw allows — 

I love you very dea^rly! 




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^Qou tat tt pU&e>urt and drink dtwill; 
Yow tickk your p&Utta wilti 5pict5 dnd wint; 
Thty mustfitd likt £>N3vinL upon swill — 
Ntvtr "ftity know wh^TiT lb To "dint"! 
Mever 1ti£, joy of Hit gl&d d&y-3hint 
Ij^htens lilt horror in which Tliey dwtll; 
W'th blighttd lives Ihiy wilher ^nd pint, 
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"^t^Hy costly mi55ion5 To Africa stnd ? 
yht htd^lhtn Art only & block ^.v/ay ! 
And Hieir piTtou5 cry, wilti ntvtr an end, 
fturdtns tht nighTand embitTtrs Iht day I 
for ever Thty war, in Jitrct affray, 
N^ifh horribit dtmons, dark and ftll; 
And tvtrlhty fall — a piTiful prty — 
[)own in povtrTy'3 lit II! 



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^.Qjaggard and oha&tly, gaunT and grim, 
T hty look upon li|t wilh a lusTtr-ltss tyt. 
To lli^ni 'tis a cup f llltd wilh gall To Iht brim; ^ 
Ijkt bruT65 fhty Iiv4 and likt beasTs Ihty dit. ^ 




\\\l is 21 cheatto Ititm — \o\/t is 2^ lit — 
Thtir Uugh'5 liklliL dirgtofd passing bell! 
for pt&lh is Ihfcir comrade e^nd evtr d-nigh, 
[)own in poverty's H^"- 

<*,nh! it lb [jitiful — Want And ^hamt, 
3itttr and pltJkss, htm Thtm in; 
And girdUtlitm as vvitti a wall of flame! 
How, if you scorn tlitm, shall ttity win 
Out from Itit terrors ttiat lurk Tlitri-in ? 
fHor brain can imagt nortongut can tell — 
Oh! sttk and succor your lowly kin, 
Down in poverty's Mtll! 








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jJ\\L bought, bloom-burdened, lintltie WdVi; 

(O^y /5 Ihi^r&Ln ThdT^i^rbs fhi Spring) 
Th& birds 6. wei^rbled d>nlli&m rdis^.} 

(7^:i//' dr<£. ]/5^6 M^y-bloom5, c/usTerina) 
A joyou5 ch^ntitis tti&y sind, 

for 'tis the tfiirtieth of M^yj 
And wedding choruses shall ring 

for the bride N^vho 13 married to -day ! 

Mend, oh? Sunj your brightest rays; 

(G^y h Itiegr&in ItieiTg^rbs Tht Spring) 
flowers, your J^ragrance fling always,- 

(r^lr are IP11 M^y-blooms, clustln'ng) 
fitting itis thatbloom shall bring 

charm to gladden the wane of May; 
And fitting that birds shall blithely sing 

for the bride who is married to-day! 



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»'g|h! Nvindi Itiatwhisp&r in the Wdy5; 

(^dy /J 7ti6£r&&n ttidr^drhs Ifis, Spring) 
Thb is Ifie croNjvn of ^11 %t dd.y5; 

(fd'ir e^re ftii M^y-blooms, clustinn^) 
\>Lr\[)mz. and son^ mAy porTunt /line, 

To Jill wilti charm her chosen way; 
And aII thinga gay And glddsome bring 

To the bride who is married to-day! 
^ '><L!^?=8S Envoi 6°f^*i5)r 

^^ortune, be kind and gladden her day5j 

CO^y b Ihi griin thatgdrbd Tha Spring) 
5end her a life that i5> like the M^y'^» 

(fd/r dr£ /^e M^y-b/ooms, clustering ) 
S^nd her no sorrow her heartto sting, 

Or darken the day^ ttiat should begayj 
But good-luck and gladness and gaiety brinj 

To the bride who is married to-day ! 






^^^hevT i5 Vnt 3ong of Iht^Lb.? 

a.nd surges tver; 
Xhi btrono 5ta,1Jit proud 56&,11iiT m&n 

me^y bridU ntver-, 
irche^nTs, m tver-ch&nging kty, a^ ve^sT^nd 

ve^ntd harmony — 
M^nns^r! Ma^rintrl Singto mt tlii wondtr- 
__ ^ |wl &ong of "ttit 3^2).! 




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[h&a broods 1ht Norlhtrn Terror in tit long 
«ind lontly night; 

Bulwdrktd round with mighty btrgs a^nd 
girt with icy Iz^nces, 

That strangely glint e^nd glimmer in "tfit fit- 
ful pha^ntbm light 

That^eekms 1ht bky whenever the brighF 
Aurora k^p3 6nd dances. 

/\5 comtb a rAmpa^ntbully 60 the s62vcomi5 
ik-roe^r — 

With wreath of v^^ln endeavor, it^eethes ^nd 

And booms with ewjul cUmor e*t> it battles 

with ths shore, 
with frantic itiration of Death and -j. 

Desolation _j^^M^-^_ 

Of Death that is, and e'er has bti^nVaSd^^^jiS' 

ever-mor^ shall beyji 
likL a lost soul, sorely sorrowislJ/^t 
is tns, wonderful r.-^rt- ^ 
SongofthtSeati^^,^ 




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__hdtif)ttit 3ong of "tti4,3ia? 
The blut 5i2^, tti& bro2icl s£,5,1tidT smiles 
d^nd dimplts &v£.r; 
The f&ir sea, "the far sea, whose singing 

ced>ses never; 
[T chdnts, in ever-che^nging key, d. ve^stand 

vdried harmony 

Mariner! M&riner! 5ing to me t1i6 wonder- 
ful 3ongof The, Sea! 






^^here beams tl^e broad paci[icin1h£^lamo 
^'^ of the day, 

The dawns are dreams of rapture ixnd ttic 

nights are nights of splendor; 
And fair palm-girdled isles are strewn in 

exqui6iTl array, 
like gems that deck a maiden's he.aving 

bosom, pure and tender. 




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f\tt comts 5 f&rvld lovtr 

NJVitti pridt 6nd pdssion bum 

dnd 6V£,r-&&ger y^arningl^ f|f^''^^^%^ 
And v/005 tti£. Und ^ifli wi3rful ^^ ,%\ 

words ItidT whisper, lb s.nd fro, C^- 
Of LoV€. In \o\/L delightfng, of L)V6 for 

Lov£, requiting 

Of Lov£, thdt i5 a>nd ^.'er hevs b66n 6nd 

£.V£.r-mor6 shdvll b^, 
l]l<L dv proud 50ul,gkdly glorying, is tfit 

wond&rful 5ong of iKi, 5^2^ • 



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oooooooooooanooud 





iniiiiiiiiiintiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiKliiill 



On Grand ^vcnuc 



ijOocJoooooooooooooooQ>ooocJoSq 



Ip Grdnd Avi-nue C^fJital ridts, 
pown C^i^^^ Avenue L^bor strides,- 
And Labor's eyes hd^ve d. lurking gleMTi 
As he look3 upon Capital's prancing tidkm! 

for L«^bor's days dre ha^rd i^nd lono, 
And freely tlityVd chequered witti multiple 

And ever he fumes ^t fortune's wrong 
That he must toil zs^s Capital wills — 

Wth toil where-of no end he &ees, 

V^hile C^pM lolls in idle ejvse! 

Buttliere's little in longing — H^- puts tby 
With hd^lf d. laugh and half a ^igh! 

I^uthis face is grave as he turns aw 
And Capital riding, [abor striding, 

On Gre^nd Avenue wend Dieir wa 



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OTp Gre^nd Avenue C^plta.1 rides, 
pown C^nd /\venue L^^bor strides j 
And Cskpitdkl sees, with. Thoughtful ol&nce, 
How Ubor, ds ThoughT/ully, looks askance. 

E^ch on The oTher looks as Though 
E>ch,to the oTher, could only be 

A dubious /riend or d possible foe ! 
"^tW would itbe if each could see 

The strengTh Thatin their union lies 

If each, with the other, would fraternise! 

^uteach of the twain, on error bent, 
tyes the other with discontent, 

A^ ^^^^^ one gravely turns away. 
And O^pital riding, |abor striding. 

On Grand Avenue wend their way. 




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jjui'ow don't be^errdltc or be^Iky, 
^ /\b so oflln,Oh! Must, is your wdy; 
/\nd Turn to indnt f&lky-T^lky 

WhAfihould be an £-loc|U6nTlay — 
'^TVill bt d.lmo5t b. crime 
I^ youVt crud Hiisltrnt, 
/\nd sttktb mdliciously muddle my rhymt 

for I we^ntirfo tunefully 5&y 
How'^H^f* Le^dyship"cd.m& to Milw^^ukee 
; A y^2kr 2,go,to-dd.y! 



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^^ht ct^mt on a moon-b&dm a-riding, 
^' And Tht littlt stars Twinkled to set; 



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A ^' And 

^uT 5ome h^ve ^Ince gone into hiding , 
Bec6us& tliey art frttting tliekt5h& 
H^5 stolen away, 
Upon Eexrth to strawy, 
/\nd Iike3 it^o well she'5 decided to 6tay — 
T^dl'5 how we're accjuainted, you see — 
Butthey still peepto^ee her abiding 
where i>o very |ew angels be! 

m not about babies a reaver 
©ut, somehow, about her clings 
An oddly un-worldly flavor, 

A^ of Heaven and H^^vsnly things j 
For d. r&did.nc£, bright, 
Of lovs &nd ddight, 
Encircles her ever, by day and by nighty 

And an e'er- widening happiness brings — ' 
But I wish she would tell, as a favor, ir^M 
what she has done with her winds! Aj/jfet 





^5 itshyn&ss tha^t mskkts her conct^l 1h£.m ?— 
'^ NVh&t £,!$& is 1ti& reason, prAy ? 
Mdvbi 5h& don't liki. lb rtv&d.l ttitm 
5&ceiU5t Ihey would ddzzU Itie d&y! 
gut I fdncy that ^he 
tia^ a^ notion Iti&t w^. 
Are hardly y&t jit 2^11 htr glory to btt, 

Though htr rule wt 50 humbly obey, 
So — for f&2wr 0} our wanting lb sllal "them — 
Th&yVe cunningly hidd&n d.wdyl 

v|tdiv&r5e and various seasons, 

^' |n div£,r5t and various WAysj 

for diverse and various reasons, 

I've chanted Her L^dy^hip's praise. 

/\nd |or her birthday 

NVhef more can I say ? 

jli^n — God bless and keep her and guard 
her alv/ay? — 

M^y htr wistful and wondering gaze 

Ne'er be dimmed by the world and its treasons, (^f 

ff^ Butlpve lighten all of her dayst ^^ 



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U'-htr£ is Buying ^nd 3tlling in Vanity r<3^[r- 
Buying 6nd56llmg of bdrge^in^ rd^rs^l 



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jJ|£r4,j-or in5»lAnct,i5» offered d hta^rt, 
Sca^med And shrunken And scarred and scant; 
^tlttrtd btyond llii. did of drf, 
And hard atltit core a^ ddamanr 
W^io ^hall buy ifand bear ii; Lo, 
Sorrow and Woe shall surely know! 
Though everfhty come in delusive show. 
For "flie hearTls a coffer, and 'nealli tfie lid 

H^sk-ed miseries, lurking, lie-. 
Who'll be tlie firstro offer a bid ? 

Who'll buy? Who'll buy? 



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(g[nd "rtie crowd, wilri ee^gsr, exp&clariTtyds, 
W's^f^lly vi6W3 tlie f>roffir£d prize! 
/\nd 3oms of t1i£.m cry,willi d.n envious 5ir— 

"fbrlun^ is kind to tlie, buyer, for £.'ir - 
A hte^rtHiATis cdlloused And worldly-wise, 
b 6 boon dnd 6 comfort, d^nd dll should b&e^r 
3om£. 3uch A bdi^ubl^ in Vanity T^ir! ' 



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(@urwho50 buy3 it^dnd b£,akr3 iraway, 
ShdII mourn for mor6Tlidn ircAH rdpdy — 
Jht youltiful dr£dm5, devoid of C6r6, 
And 3W6Lt illu3ion3, fond dnd feiir, 
Shdll wdn£, And wiltitr — Il55 And kf>3 — 
Till 5^11 of Itii. world is w^^rintss! 
for 6vLr,ltiLriAftlr, it3liAll bring 
Witfi it A bountiful bur0£,onin0 
Of blooms, delusive, 1ti<5t promise dell^htj 

But only b^Ar R£mor36 And C^rt; 
And Wo£ shdll 00 Willi him by ddy And by nightj 



Eye^n in Vanity F^ir 



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lypfitrt 15 Buying and Selling in Vinity fAiV! 
"Buying 6nd 5c\\'mg of bdrg^ms rdrt, — 

\j2/ert,for insleknct, is off^r^d d hid^rf, 
Purt And flowing evnd pdlpilanr; 
Brimmdd witti Ifie bedutftslfidtevfir drc ptrt 
Of A m6id'5 imaginings, fortune greint 
Htr WdywArd will mdy 50 incline, 
T^At ont shdil buy it who cdn divine 
lr'3 worlh, And give itd worlfiy 5hrfne,. 
Tor ftit htdrfis ev cofftr, 6nd 'ntdTti tftc lid 

Mei^rvtls 6nd mdnifold mysUrits lit! — 
Who'll btlht first to oJf£.r e. bid? 

Who'll buy? Who'll buy? 

JgjIutthL crowd, wilh cold,contcmpluousgldnc&, 
Elyej Tli£. curious itiing, ^-skd^ncc! 
And some of Ihtm cry, wilh d scornful t,\r, 

"pooh! whdt profit or ust is t^^re, 
|n d s>imf)l6Ton hidrtlft&tdr&dms, ptrchdnce, 



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Of liftU buTlovino? V/hy,who would we^r 
Any iuch bdubli. in Vanity fdir?" 

l^uTif, in t1i6 jt5Tin^Tlirong,Tti6r£, be 

One wdry-wIITtd tnouoh To bLL 

Jht miyfTipk me^riU TIiaT mdikt it& priz£., 

v^ili /or him if \\l bid;> dnd buyi ! — 

In i>^\XL of Tti£ ltironp'5 ^►drcd.attc mirtti — 

g>y offering " Loy<^iry, Trulli d^nd Worlli " 

for tver, "HitriAfter, It shdl! bring 

Witti it A bounliful burO6onin0 

Of bk:>3ing e^nd pleasure and purddtlidht, 

Xhdt r£m£.dy btdffor 6V6ry C5ri.j 
And Joy :»hdll go Willi him by day and by nioht, 

Eytn in V^nify f^ir! 




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When the Cotton 

" '^m^ BEGINS TO FLY 




And Hit colTon bs/gina to [ly; 
Then low hn6 l&r^tr looms ttit moon, 
The 6Artti dnd Itit 5ir ^rt mo^t in tune,, 
Tor even Itie, v/ild-dovc'5 droning croon 

And ttis, J6r of ffit C2iT-bird'5 cry 
M^^^ muiicaj 6cho£,s in Itii dim wood-w6y, 

/\b tht br&ez£,5 56unUr byj 
Wh&n June's dboutfo weevr 6N3V6y 

/\nd Iht cotton be^^ins To fly! 

^i]h! Lovt, th^Tlivib forivirf 
•^ Oh! Lovt, ffiitshdl/ noTdiLl 

^0 spin of Timt shJI av&r 

Thi bond Jfi^Tloostris ntvcn 




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Mor shdil whik rolls Ifj& world av/ay 
/\nd thi 5un ihinib f^ir and high, 

^htn tht &6rffi kughs out in lovtlyjunt 
f\nd 1ht cotton begins lb fly! 

htr\ Jun&*5 d^boutlb w&dr awa^y 

And tilt cotton begins to fly; 
Thtn htivrts i>.rt d-be&t eind lyib are b-thlnt; 
Thi bVkb 6r£ bluest and t\t b\r^5 liktwint, 
And youtfi and maid find earlti divine 

Nor sttk To rta&on why! 
for Ipvt rules all, witti laughing i»wa.y, 

As> Ifit long days loiter by; 
when Junt*s aboutto wear away 

And the cotton begins to fly! 

Ih! Love, tti^Tlives for ever, 
Ohf lovtt ThdTshdill notdit! 
tio fr&d^k of fdT&*3 endiAvor 
The golden chdn shd^ll sever, 
Thdt holds while rolls the world av^yy 
f\nd the y&a/s woon bedims on high. 



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^y/hin ffj6 cd.rlh kugh^ ouTin lovely Junt 
f\ndthc coVon begins 16 fly f 

Jntn Juhl's ^boutto wg^e^rWay 

And Ttit cotton begins to fly^ 
Tht L''^c'5 Tuftd blooms are. sh&d, 
BuTftii ftrn-Iikt fronds of tfit Locusfspri&d, 
And "My L^dy Ro5e"up-riar5 htr hte^d 

As Ihfi. btts go "zoon-ing bvj 
And b&i^uty dwtlb in "Hie dark e^ndlfit day 

And music in ttii, NX/indslfidT&igh, 
Whi-n Junt*5 abouTfo wear awdy 

And Ths, cotton beoins to fiv' 

^! Lovi, thdtlivis for ivir, 
•" ah! Lovi th^tihtli noTdk! 
Mor Timt norf^U sh^l/ 5tvtr 
Thi chd^ngckas chdrm 11ieTn€V€r 
Sh^ll dim whik rolls THi world d^w6y 
f\nd Iht pun 6krs pup on high, 
whin fit L^rtli kughs outin lovely Junt 
f\nd tht cotton b&gins Id fly! 

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^ing who will of bee^utiful scenery, 
f^ttd &nd moor dnd mountain highj 

3ird and bloom and bounlilul grttntry— 
Mone admire tfitm more llian I. 
^ut whtrt file &lum5 all filthy lit, 

/\n6 dinoy windows blankly start — 

5urely a singer Is wanted tliere ? 
To voice "file prayer in Poverty's cry 
^here green Ifiings wither and pine ahd dit, 

And tatters and rags are work-a-day wear! 

jjreachers JDrose.willi placid urbanilyj 
charity -mongers moan and sigh. 

Half of Ttieir babble is idle inanity ! 

Half of Ttiem knowit^ — yet wonder why 
There comes no pause to ttie piteous cry 



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/Qh! bi pitiful — lt55on5 in cooktry 

fdil To still ttit starving cry! 
pity dnd aid Hitm — lj|t in a rooktry 

ftrteds iniquittts Itiat 6i,\y 

f\\\t\t pitty trdcts supply! 
3till tti£.ir facts are pinchi^d and spartj 
Still, by deky,lliiy are doomed to f>har6 
, The way willi W^nt, and nightly lit, 

W'tli Pe^in and Sorrow for company, 
where tatters and rags are >jvork-a-day wearl 





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Concerning a |as5 



'^ o you're, going njvI' Kittif- to w&d, l^d! 

If bW StJt \\tb,}r b£.Tru6; 
Whakt[>utth6 whim in your hta^d, Id.d, 

So foolish a^lhingto do? — 
Troublt ^nd Trial you're like to win, 
T/i' worry Nvittioutand waritwitWn; 
ButXitrtt-wlt'5 ever to Poverty kin' 

So you'll hd^veto sup b,^ you brewf 
She'5 d. sweet la.s5 a.nd t winsome 1^55, 

5ut poverty's ill to wooj 
And, to burden your life fortHe love of a Idss— 

1 wouldn't if I wer& you! 

es, I'm going with Ki^>^ "^ ^^^> ^^^• 
So what you've he?vrd is true; 
what put the whim in my he^d, dad, 
1 know no more than you I 



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5ut \p\t 15 & Uw lb himself, tti&y 52^y, 
And litrk he cdrts /or'V£a"or''N^yr 
5uT rult5 us dl( In ^ lordly way, 

As 2^ monarch is wont to do. 
Shi-'s A dear Uss and a dainty lass. 

And a lovabk lass lo wooj 
And i?s ill of a man To speak ill of a lass — 

I wouldn't" if I wi,r£» you! 

Oh&re's gold and gear to your hand, lad! 
^ ButKiltit, if all bttrut, 
Mas neither money nor land, lad, 

And comes of a shiftless crew. 
There's L^ker'i lass, o' M^ple-side, 
Wi' money to spare and land beside, 
Is fain for you. Make her your bride 

And little youll have to rue. 
She's a wise lass and a wealtfiy lass, 

A^ a man could wish to woo; 
And, to pass her by for a land-less lass — 

1 wouldn't if I were you! 




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f[*5 good to hdv& gold 1b your h^nd, de^dl 
Butif 1li€.TdUs btfrut., 
The U55 witli ttiL money And Und, dad, 

Is ovtr-much oj 6. shrtw; 
/\nd Love shekll bring, whtn all is don6, 
Mor€, o{ conttnrffian &*£r njvas won 
By 2^11 TRfi. >3v&a.llh wh&re-on ffit 3un 

Shone since. Hie world wa*> new! 
5he'5 & bSf/ttt\d.t>b eind a winsome Ut»s, 

And d lovdble U55 lb woO} 
DonT harden your heart dgainsther, dad — 

I wouldnTif I wert you'- 



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Plutarch relates, that once, in the time 
of Tiberius, strange voices were heard in 
the woods and along the shores of Thes- 
Saly, plaintively crying, "Pan is Dead! The 
Great God Pan is Dead!'" . . i 



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'^^downlli£ hills tlitricomds 6 sound of sighlngi 
^*/\ sighing as of lov&lhdTis bUndtd with pain. 
Through Iht dim woods Iht Dryads roam a-crying; 
Sortly sorrowing, and sorrowing in vain, 
J\b for 0rtatp*>n "Ihty wistfully complain — 



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\\i\ O-he! Tor Ihe light 2ind the, shine 
'of P^n's brightsmilt onTht land and the s&a! 
The wooing whisper of Itit wind,fe murmur of tfit vine, 
The calling of Ifit song-bird, the droning of the beef 



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he gUmorou5 chdrm ttidT ddwns wiHi tlii ddy, 
Onttit mtre and ttit moor and Iht mountdin-5idt; 
Tht shetn on ttit wold5 svhtTttit whlU flocks ^Tray* 
Tht swirl in tht woods wh&n the, wind-gods ridt! 

ht lakt, like a j&wd, in tht sun's ray glowing; 
Tht drttn intht lo>Jvl&nd5, full and trttj 
Tht gold whtrt tilt grain, on tlit up-lands growing 
Dips ii^nd danc£,5, as in frolic, daintily — - 



^'^w on Lycceus, lont 6nd barj., 



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Pan's Ttmplt, all dtstrttd, lies. 
No mortttit shtphtrds gathtr Ihtrt 
To htar ttit mystic rted-notts rist.. 
No mort shall Echo's acctntsttndtr 
Answtr To 3ynn^' tuneful |)lt2i— 
Ohi.! Qht! for Tht btauly and tht spltndor 
That's gont {rom tht woodland, tht lakt. 




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^lond tht w^y5 "ffie tctio£,5, lightly f!yin0, 
MingU in 5 Tuneful, monotonous refrain; 
f\t} whsn Atti^ns'5 prii^Usi, prophesying, 
R£V£,rsntly whispers in Tli& sacred fdnt. 
So mo6n the NympK^ ,who wisTfully compldin — 

^{nhe! Ohe! Tor tlie light and ttie shine 
0} Pdn's bright smile on The Und dndthe seev! 
The revel of the roses, the music ojthe pinej 
The ripple o| the river where the N^i^ds be. 

^^he mists, of mingling gold evnd grey, 
Th^t drift in the vdileys where the pdle she^pe^ bidej 
The glooms thetlurk,through the de^rk ^nd the de^y, 
Inthefdr, dim deeps where the wood-fdys hide. 



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•^^jie petdis from the boughs, bloom-burdentd, snowing-, 
The tremulous che^tter of the A^p^n-tree; 
The sky, (leict-ddppUd, whire th^ white clouds, flowing, 
L^cethe le^nd with shine e^nd shadow, freakishly — 



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<5^^w p6n'5 proud Umpli, onct 50 fair, 
All d&5olaT& and tmp1y lii.5.' 
No more his Syrinx charms Itit air, 
No mor&hb horn-&d alters rise. 
Mourn, yi Nymphs! thiiTP&n must surrender, 
/\nd shorn of Itit crown of his dod-he^^d bt — 
0-hi! 0-ht! For flit glory and Iftt splendor, 
That's gone fromlht wood-la.nd,llit l&kt 
a.nd 11i£. U&l 



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fmevblt5 go by luHa^by \b.nt 
^ And p2i$5 through sUtpy Ho'lo^» 
But" older |olk e^rs. o|tln f^ln 

A stronger njvav to follow. 
A lonely we^y whtrs, night ernd day, 

A myitic splendor bte^ms; 
That 5hin£5,"rtiey s&y,to show fe way 
To "Ihi B^^u^ful L^nd of Dre&ms! 



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^(^ut nont md.y go in compiLny — 
^ Alone, though never lonely, 
They tread the way Nvho Vishtb 5ee 

The mdrveb thait may only 
To 1ho5e appear who shun 1he sphere 

Of worldly plans and schemes, 
But hold more dear the dainly cheer 

Of the Beautiful la^nd of Dreams! 



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^oms. seek in SlumbLr-l^nd ttit way, 

But ytt shall find itntver} 
And 3omt, njvHo think t\ty'\Jt found it, stray 

Mi&ta^ktnly, for 6ve.r 1 
But, Ah!— for 1tity who karn itit way, 

Witti wondrous chdrm ittLtms; 
for night or day is fair e^lway 

In "the B^2^utiful L^^nd of Dr^a^ms! 

O^nd 30, when d^llthe world's a.-wry— 
^Qr be. it b\ttp or waking — 
VJiyho w&5>rie& of it all may hii. 

To whs/PL no hg^arts are, aching, 
for naught is thtrs. of pain or care,, 

^htrt fancy's sc6pt£,r gUams, 
And spreads ail-where a splendor fair 

In "the Beautiful land of Dreams! 




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The City or 



Heart's Desii^e 



^ Thick-bow£p' 



tfiickly-l 



In Some/dvP bel/py — high in gvip — 

paint chimes ms^ke musicsvl C5\pou36. 

W'tti dfdSvmful chevpm the 2\ip'5 s^-cIpoy/sl, 
.3oft" cooin^3 ^vndttiL whipp of winos,' 

And whispspi of lov&-hdtn vow3 
Whe-f e wooin^5 me^kt sweet mupmupin^s. 
Hea\p>-by ^^ wild bipd swings ^vnd sin^s— 

A-thpill witfi ecstivsy of ^ono — 
fpom whepe a wild-bine clings a^nd ffinos 

5Tp2vn^e shdvpes of 5hs\dow,fa^p svlong. 

JheP6 13 nop londino nop peopeT; 
ThtPe is no cP5\vin0 tbfopq6l7 

f^QP dvughf whepe-of to "ttpe; 
fop fbptune*5 whim no soul C8vn {pet 

In tKe City of [^ec\pt!s D^^ir*^'- 






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(^^QutSidt — o'£-r» lone,ly Kill and f)lain, 
^'"^ [\\\ desolsvTe, a^nd dimly dp£/3vr> — 
H€'5vpt"-W£.8vpi£.d ittktP^ 5£,dk in vevin 

>)7h6P£-by to win ^pom wavstls of f63\P 

To wh£,pe fe t3^1l,f)Poud TupptB pdtp. 
T»mt-wopn svpttfiey, 3vnd 3lp2vn0e,ly fp^r 

Wffi c^ua^intty csvPV£.n wopds of chetP; 
And in flie city wsvll is 3£.r 
A 02vt6,fcrn6V6P i.win^5 1o Uf 

Aught Ttnpough Ifi^vfcdin witfiin-wavpd bpin^ 
Of p5\ln OP p3vs5>ion OP pl^p^Xj 

>Xfopld-woppim6nT OP soppowing. 

And who shsvll fevpe to win "Ifi£,m tfi&p^. 
^5vy i>mil6 2vT"fbptun6'5 fpown, fop rl'&p 

SKs\ll f)pidL,op pskssion'^ fiPi*, 
Qp aught of ill,h3vv6 pevprop shapi, 

|n Itie 0^ of H^2vPt^3 DLb\x^i.\ 



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twlntd. 
^0 hsvuritihg memories, (6tch-lik6,clin0; 

Mo mills of wp2\TK, ptmoP5t\t5b,6p\nd. 
Ho gfiefs thtif gloomy 5he\dow5 fling, 
put \^y5 of lov& 2vnd ls\u0ht6P ping, 

^^itlT mipltifi;! cdvlb of bsvbes e^tpUy 
^nd m3vid6ae> blit1i£.ly ca^polin^, 

fop evepy dsvy is holid3\y. 

f\n6 wKlh my ship comts home. f pom st^ 
And moops beside fc lon^&d-fop qu5\y, 

I'll Id^uoh s^tfbpTuns'3 ip£/, 
If I msvy sToP£. its e^pgosy 

[n Tfia^City of H&dvPtTs l}tb'\Pt,\ 



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The \Alley of 

THE Shadows 




p from "rtit vdlUy whut Iht shadows ar^, 
f \^t ridts To whtrtttit dimly r^didntddWH 
firt-tips fliiTAll-ToplDtd hilb— Ihevtlowi-r &-fa.r. 
Where precipict^i y^wn — 

H^y devious weky5,wetd-0rown 5nd li1tle-worn, 
^ Thdttwine about d5 serpents Twint, 1b whert 
A lonely patti— besetwitti briar and ttiorn 
Thai" wound him, un-awdr£- — 

Tfliezkcls to a broad, rock-bulTrtssed brid0e. Andtftetrt, 

Gl^<J<i^ned to find so clear and plain away 
To com€,to his desire, he, fills The air 
^\1h gleeful roundelay — 



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<Q]reky days &nd oolden ddyi — How sHaII Ifity know 
Gray ddy5 |rom o olden day^/m 1tit vdk below? 
WhdTTo ttiem is Hie 5prin^, joyous and tender ? 
Wh&Tlfto' tfie Autumn fling o*er iKem iTi splendor ? 
^^hatttio'ttie5umm6r*5gold deepens or brightens, 
Or Winter's charms unfold when the land whitens? 
what 15 Lift worth to Ire, effort disdaining, 
As the days dawdk by, waxing and waning? 
proverbs and platitudes patiently preaching, 
Sickly beatitudes tirtsomely teaching! 
\7ho shall find happiness by hesitating, 
Or in idle duress dlothfully waittno ? 

Oh ! Better *tfs to be ever a ranger, 
foot-loose and fetter-free, daring of danger! 
fetter 1b brave the storm, when the wind's raving, 
Than to crouch with the swar m, quiet a-craving— 
Who heart and brain shall use gains in the giving; 
Tho' he shall strive and lose, striving is living! 
And better twerelb die— slain in the rally — 
Than all inertto lie, down in tlie valley. 



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I^tlter iTi^ To stray v/nLre f)tril&liiick£n, 
Th^n dwindle. Iffd dWAy,A|36Tliy- stricken 
Witfi TorTunt for my fot, through Hit world wending^ 
Yorti from Itit vekit I 00 — blittii. bt Hhc ending! " 

4P|o iinoing Turn3 ht, midwdy on "Hit bridge, 
"^ /\nd ligfiHy criesYe^rtwell'^nd rid£.s awe^y— 
OuttoltitfAr,fekir world btyondHiL ridg6, 
vO/htre 3hint3 l^t bro^d'ning deiy. 




3?|own To ttif, vdiUy whtrt TIil 3h2idow3 dre 



(' % Hi rides, di^con3oUtL,2iS diesttiL day; 

Through Ihelhick-gathering glooms Ifidt, ne&r and far, 
Line all The lonely wa.y. 

^Qjrooping he rides, in piteous dis-drrdy; 
» A=» one by stress of strife and passion spent. 
His armor bruistd and scarred by storm and fray — 
His pennon stained and rent. 



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Oor Ktrfc nortfierL his wearitd ^lancL \b bent, 
"^ 3uT downward ever, and his bridk swings 
All lisHtss held,11i£ while, in dis-conttnT 
H^ rAlli£.r 3igh5 "fhan sings — 

^ray days and golden days— Through gloom and glow 
Gray days and goldtn days likt a river flow^ 
N/ain is Iti6 fitful quest, 1h rough Ih 4 world faring; 
Worlhlsss The idle jest, fate to be daring! 
Care-free is fiery youlli,d.5 is a kitten, 
Knowing nor fear nor ruth, for — as is writTen — 
Alltliings are fair to him who is attwenty ! 
fortune shall bear to him favors a-plentyj 
Preeies shall bring to him joyous entreating, 
/\ndthe birds sing to him carols of greeting — 

@utrate,wlth fickle air, shuns his requiring, 
Mor ever leads him when lies his desiring. 
Hitfier and thither-ward, like a vane veeringj 
hje'er knowing whittier-ward— hoping and ftaring! 
Hever he finds the way to his contenting^ 



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$0 com£5,2kT laatthe day of his r£,f)trifin0 — 
far "flit fair visions rise, tver- receding, 
Till ht — witli clearer eye,5, life's riddle reading— 
rinds thaTtlie glowing prize is but illusion, 
for all abouThim lies doubt and confusion! 
5o he turns — fain lb btjikt a bird.homing— 
Miver again to bf., myth-led, a-roamingi 
Through Ttie world*s wilderness, ev&r and ever, 
S&tking for happiness — finding jtn&v&r! * 

*?^o sighing, turns he,,garing at the ridge, 
i /\nd cries" f"^rewell to seekings vain and far, 
For here is rest." /\nd so rides from tfie bridge, 
Down where the shadows are! 





I IaNGLLD Ar^ECTlONft 



Miftf^Mfes 







Wi! mt; iTi ptrpkxing whtn mtmory frits 
'' To rt^d ttit riddit The years rtce^ll — 
which one of tht mdidtns who56 charms arist, T [ J^E^ "1 

Wa& swetttsT, dee^rest and best o} all ? ^"S^y^ 

for each of tfiem was> sweeUsTtill 

/\ sweeter came her reign to mar, 

who reigned wilfi rule o-ra-cu-larj 
As maidens alvjvays have and will. 

But— 
\yho-ever you were and where-ever you are, 
I loved you dearly and love you still! 

Mas it Blanche, wilti Ihe innocent pensive eyis? 
OJ" stately Min^^rri* proud and fair ? 





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Or Mabel, so stdld and demurely wbe? 

Or Uughlng Ki^ie, v/ho knew no c&re ? 
Or saucy Rose, or ddinty L'" ? 

/\lds! tlidt I, so long and |dr — 

W'tti passion so pe-cu-li-ar, 
And love so varied still should thrill. 

5ut — 
WHo-ev&r you were and where-ever you are, 
I loved you dearly and love you sTill! 



i'our varied names ring like a chime., 
f Nor Time,v/ith all his spite, can blur 
Your varied charms; but if my rhyme 

Could better play interpreter, 
'T^ould tell, if it obeyed my will, 

which o| you was my chosen star, 

/\nd which name in par-ti-cu-lar, 
Oj all your names ought mostto ttirill. 

But— 
\Jiyho-ever you were and where-ever you are, 
I loved you dearly and love you stillt 



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^©itfi a love too dtip To bt all-txpr&ssed, 
^ Though awfully mix2.d Itstemsto b&j 
I lov&d you all, but \pvhich the best 

|5 still btwild&rmi^ntTo me! 
For whtn your faces p&6p,arwill, 
Through m£,mory*5 misty gates, a-jar, 
Though one |rom d dozen shines like 6 st^r, 
To tell which of the dozen defies my ^kill. 

Bi^r— 

Who-ever you were and where-ever you are, 
I loved you dearly and love you still! 





The Gospll .^:^>^m> 
a^c^L^ or Wrath 



Sugg^sUd by d.'Tii'^ ^ri<^ BrimsTon&'sirmon. 



why is Tlit Oospd of Love ci^rtAiled? 
Is ^i Itirtatall Hit comfort Iftdt, in His n^mi/, 
You C6n off-£,r The sfJtbk ^nd fe^lling? 
why forbid them to f)le2kcl 
To His mtrcifu! cre-td, 
when & kindly word or compass ionaLll dt&d 
M^y liohtln some, poor soul's load ofshdmt, 
Elst crushed pensta^ll rt-c&lling? 

bw shall ttie poor souls, deep in the mire, 
Find solace in threats of future fire ? 
Is weakness or poverty naught but a crime, 
To be punished witti wrath appalling? 
Seldom H'Jng^r's inclined 
To be meek or resigned, 
For Heaven's far off and it's hard to find, 






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'^ou may 
Or tfit rustit of 6 dee^d kevf fdllino ; 
Or ttii rdttlt o| lliS/ re^in 
On tfi£. roof and window-pdne, 
Orltis. rhythmical mtasur^,, v^ith wild refrain, 
As thi, tempests roar orttie brtties sigfi, 
^X'hen tht wayward winds art calling? 

^Ond tliL promisi. s>hall stand tliough.more and more 
You muddle, with vague the-ological lore 
The m&s5ao6 of m&asureUss mercy and loV6 
Th^Tliv&s> ttirough all your brawling! — 
who shall mercy bestow 
shall more happiness know 
Than hair-splilting casuists ever can show, 
For\ove" isihe message That angels ab 
Are ever in chorus calling! 



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^Ohen ybuTti has corriL to tvvtnly yz^r» 
^^^^lift is sy fpolic of gleeful shows. 
The days ape bplmmed with hope and cheep, 
he tips his hafand he dons a pose, 
And couptihg 5\ maid he gs^ily gots . 
Hei^ho! Hei^ho! — 
fopTime Thaf rfd\s whafshall ht cape? 
fopTime to be ttiepe's ttme to spape. 
TheTime ttiafis is always faip, 
And faip and faipep daily gpows ! 
Toofaipto [per with fpuitless woes — 
Ipve is his ppophefand lopd and seep, 
And sin^s in evepy aip tfiaf blows, 
Ar twenty yeap! 



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?ifflhs.n A\an ha^s come, to fopty ye^p, 
^ The phymt of [\ft is T2\m£.d to ppos^i 
The ddvys d\P6 sTpesvked wi1li hope And fes\r>, 
fop tpouble's ^ bubble ttievt comes Svnd ^06S. 
[ij-e is 2v tgvngk of joy 5 s^nd woes. 
Heigho! Nei^ho! — 
Top Time has bpoughrhim alf his shares, 
As Time will do, Times g^nd to spape? 
0/Tmes V5\§9^pies, foul and fe^Ip — 
li£ dd^pes dl foptl/ne may oppose 
To wpeak vYhs\r|optune foptiine owes. 
TevH's csvll is pesonanrssnd cles\p, 
And pin^s in evepy gvip ttTaf blows, 
Ar foply ycgyp! 

!(@h£n Age. has come to sixty yegvp, 
C L'fs 15 5^ piddle ttiat cleapep gpows. 
The days of doubtfng dissvppeap, 

Whafonce he Itfoughrhe knew, he knows,. 
He knows Itie sham of TopTune's shows. 
M^i^ho! ji^i^hol — 
fopTmc thafwas has bpoughfhim whepe 



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Tht Time fcris g^ggvin is faiP, 
And Time To be is iTme to sp3\pc 
fop idle joys evnd empty woes . 
tic twines t\t fennel witfT ttie pose — 
Resf cdls, in s^ccents sof^ svnd clegvP, 
And bpcs^tties In tvepy 9^ip fef blows, 
Ar sixty yesvp! 

C • "0«g5 L'Envoi C^^^ 

?^ife, jpom The gpeen les^f to ttie seap, 
^ Thy joys 8\P£ ppiced evnd paid witK woesj 
And fop tky ppizes, cheap op deap, 
The' ppice ttie pgvytP only knows, 
liei^ho! Hti^hol — 
when youth has come to twenty y£5vP, 

lie blithely beaP5 ttie poss ! 
V/hen M8vn hsvs come to [opty y^SvP, 

He good 3\nd evil knows. 
Whtn A^t h8vs come to sixty y^ap, 

He wise 8\nd gPS\V£P ^pows. 
But t*ep ^ scop£ mope yesvP* 3\ppe8vP, 
) Trne bpin^s ^ close! 
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i^t^f^^iSl'S:^J>J&u!>- 



Marjoi^ie'* Quest 



Monnie M^id Makrjorit, whlTfitr 2i\vdy, 

Wh&n 1ht night»5 50 ntdrly nioh ? 
Why 50 fdr from Ihttown ^-sTre^y, 

On ^ NJVdy tti^t winds 6wry ? — 
Thorns d^re md^ny a^nd ro5&5 ftvjv, 

And pif-falb lint Tht p^tjij 
/\nd little dk lonely me^id m^y do 
But weep, maybe, wifli cause to rut 

A sorrowful a}ttr-m&1ti! " 

^giy the wood dnd Itit wold, ovtr mountain dnd moor, 
■«' To where "ftt red sun gkamsi 
O'tr the jeweled wAy with the golden floor, 

Thet leads to the land of dreams — 
for there my fate is ever a-v/ait. 

And ever shall waiting be. 
Till I ^hall win — beyond all hi^r 



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Of wevt€,r5 ^'i6t 5.nd Unds e^-^e^r — 
WhaTrortuns, holds for me!" 

^fijutf 0^- ^* w^dy vvd5 d w&dry W6y, 

f\nd dragons b^rr&d the pdJhj 
T^dT gloomed 6nd flower 'd d5 dipped ffic ddy; 

Threi^tlning ^h^mi ^nd wralH — 
/|nd eerie shc^dowjjgrey 6nd grimt 

foreboding fed^r e^nd pdirr, 
P^rkemd the way as the d^y grew dim 
l/ntfl — he^rV^ore &nd eyes a-brim — 

She turned her home dgd^in! 




^)onn\e y\i^\6 Meirjorit! Whllfier awdy, 
^ whin Die nighT'5 50 nearly done? 
why 50 fdr from Hht town d-5>tray, 

Ere the dawning ha> begun? — - 
W^ys are many and llie world h wide, 

And few with fortune fare 
far from their kin and their own fire-^ide, 



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who 5ttk iuch hdp ek3 may bttidt 
A mdiden othtr-whtre! " 

^ra/y Iht dale and "ffit down dnd ftit marge o*ltit 6ea, 
* To where the white moon shines 
O'tr the lonely path where the pale shapes be, 

And the wind like a watch -dog whine: 
In the east and the westf make my quest; 

And ever shall questing be, 
Till I shall win — With |pve for guide, 
0*^r lands a-far and waters wide — 

What fortune holds for me. I 
lffu7,0n! Ihi way w<j5 d weary way, 

/\nd soon Iht m6id W6$ f^in 
To Turn from The red sun's fervid ray 

f\nd wtnd htr home dgdhi — 
Wfj^n, lo.f h&rfdci shone like a sUr, 

To find her cjuesT W6S o*er} 
^nd joyed Wds she as the ^n^els are, 
for the fate she h^d sought so long dndfAr 
B/ds wdifing d'her door! 



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PONDEAl/X TO ORDER 



HER LITTLE LADY5HIP-i^ 



^^ "Yfpite nje <a Rondeau ^_ 



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.^^MvYg&thegvpt o| mine, could I indiTs^ 
pPondee^ux Svt vYi'lU'd td^ke, dellghr" 
i In such sweet levbop 8\5 Twould be 

To sin§ youp ppsvises, bur,you see, 
Pondes^ux evpe svwkvYsvpd things To wpite. 

\yith 50 few lines s^nd phymes its quilE 
(onjusing to svPP3vn§£ lliem pj^ht^ 
Ah! Yis <3v task you've set fop me, 
5v/eeTlie8vpr of mine! 

ButTliepe!— 'tis psvpfly done. I m^hC 

If fortune IS, fop once, polite, 

/\chiev£ the ^iven ts^sk, s^nd be 
Obedient to youp decPet. — 

Why hePif's youp Ponde5\u,fp5vmed a-pght,^ 
SxYeettiesvpt of mint? 



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^wccth^g^pt ot mint, I fes^p tli3v1" you 
^illTliink,wh£n you hsvvt P£3vd itttiPOU§h, 
The^rttiough some mepif in it lies, 
5uch v£Pb5\l ju§^lin§ is norwist 
/\5 f^ondes^u-wr^iTips hevv^ to do. 

foP ttiipreen lines 5vpe vepy fev/, 
f^op msvy one use mope phymes fen two. 
5o pesvd if vritti indulgent eyes, 
Sweettieevpf of mine. 

phyme is c\ fickle J3vde to yvoo, 
5utthis tiling, somehow,^ pew s^nd^pevY: 
A sopf of phymin$ exepcise — 
y/hy! hepe's svn unlooked-fop supppise! 
You svsked fop one — I've wpltlen Two I 
5vY£eTlie5vPr of mine. 



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The Maids -^; ^ 

I OF THE Ml^ 



^flTn flit lontly ftn-Und gr&&n tii willows grow, 
y^hirt wind Tilt wit£r-WAy5, sluggishly dnd slow; 
T^ll grow ttitt&35dkd rttds, 
\C^htrt 5WAy Iti^, wdUr-witdi — 
Ha^rshly boorn^ tlit bitttrn's cry, when ttiL sun 

'^'|^rd.iffie),born of Iht mbt, loiftr by "His, wayj 
And troop in ghoilly compdny tbwdrd t\L dying de^^ 
Dim grow^ Iht waning light, 
A> glooms Itit coming night — 
Qr^tn dnd gold 6nd crimson mtlt&nd mindli- 
.c^V>.. into grey. 

ly is Iht m^rsh-land —lonely is tfit mert; 
ikOic d^nd "rtiL mystery Iti^tmark t\t night ari- 
"fhe sikncts, 5rtlcuktt, 
Seem to breaTtie of Deatli &nd fate — 
The brooding stillness of tlie dark is eloquent of f 






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Jo! sTrAngt gl&bms comt,fli1fmj f^int^nd far-. 
''As of imps in rtvdry, bee^ring t^c\\ b, sTdr! 

'Whirling, 1ti£.y dip and ddnct, 

\)7ifli ^ 5pectI*Al ra^dianct, 
Sf/htrt Ihe marsh is wildest and ftii. wtidy Tii)0lts 

OTpirils ^ri Ifity, who — legends say— unsten 
"^ ' . by mortal ty£,j 

^yitfi blight and murrain ctAzt Tht kint,And cctust 
ftie corn 1b die! 
Ill -hap and sorrowing 

\)/itli ih&m Ihey surely brings 

So, when 1li&y frolic in The f&n, b£Wdre,nor wander 

ho-so follows thtm bewildtr'dly shall stray, 
'And doom shall lurk about him fill Hit dawning of 
So,bey£ wary when ^^ ^^X* 

De^rk falls upon Ihe fm — 
yht M^idtns of IhtMi^tonly b^ckonlb bttray! 








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The Wail of 

THE pSHER-Wirt 



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^[|j££p, detp down.intlie ddrk he^rtof octikn; C" 
^fTr, far down, whtrt'fe 5unU55 e^lv/ay; 
yhirt'tJi my hee^rtlits, 
Th&rt'tis my \qnl Ii65, 
Th&re ihAll hf. \\t til! Itit l^sf grtat'da.y f — 
f^o mort shall hs, kudh, liks 6 bold 5ta-rovtr, 
/\5 %i. widge-likt waks. spreads far behind; 
And %t boat like a swi jf-winged 0ul!, kans over 
The fodm-lipped ridges in the freshening wind. 
[^0 more shall ttie clamor of ttie wild winds, crying— 
The battle and Hie swirl of llie driving spray; 
The billows all a-brawl and ttie white scud flying, 
|nthe sun's bright beam orthe moon*s pale ra^y — 
Qiadden or affright him, 
Sa^dden ordelighthim — 
Peace is his bortton, for ever and for g^yel 




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^^BUXep, ditp down, whtrt tht 6iltnc6 brood5 &verj 
r&r, fd^rdown, whtFt i^ stillnt^s dklweky; 
Th&rt'ti^ my htd^rtllts, 
Ths-rt'tli my love lies, 
Thtrt 1& my treasure, and whatsh&ll ripay? 
Oh! Blind sea and pitJlt55 — h^vtr, ah! nivtr 
Shall Itii, spUndor o[ tht night or fti, glory 

of the day, 
Bring Ttit bUssing That it bore in Tht days 

Itiat art no more, 
when I'd 5&l Itii. lad&n luggers come a-burlin0 
uplfiebay— ^ " 




\hirt were warnings and te 6par&, for the signs 

were everywhere, 
WhatTime we kissed and parted, buthe laughed 

wiTfi liffle care; 
Though a raven, overhead, screamed as when 

a soul is> sped, 
And "rtie waning moon was dimly blurred and 

rimmed with rays o* red ! ^^^ 



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And I frttTtd dlltfit mort when my token, ftiaT 

Ul bor€.» 
fell from his neck d»nd rolled among lRe wr^ck 

itidf strew 'd tfie shore ! 
Y^rhe Uughed eTmy dlsmd^y, e^s he Trolled 

an idle lay 
Xb Ifie weird and wordless Tune oflfiesurf 

upon Tfie. dune, 
ThaT wailed, wiTli awful calling5,as Tfie. ,.{ 

boaTs goTunder way! — 
/\nd now Tfie evil singing of The sur| /s'' 

ever rinding 
In my ears,and mock5 TKe sorrow TRaris> 

mine by nighfand day, 
Since I watched The white sails dwindle in 

ttie dawning, dim and grey — 



^SJJhere i^ TFie mercy of the Qod To whom 
used to prAV ? 
ir*s long — so long — ere I may die, and 
Heaven's far away! 



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Tdt ddy5 ari dark— so ddrk— to n\t,1ht \ 

nighld are nights of pAinj ^^^-^^^^ 
E&ch, likt Iht last, a link in a long and Wsome 

chain— '^^^^^S:^.^-^^^'- 

No mort, no mort, shall b€,1h£. pain of (Dartinar 
That&tem&d 1b bring a shadow o'er the mid-day 5un.' 
No mort, no mort, shall bt Iht glad up-slarting , 
To grett again 1ht roY&r wh&n his journey's won. 
No more, no more, shall bt ccAst 1b Ihe smartfng, 
That |)ul6es from Iht dawning 1ill ttie weary 

day is dont! — 
O^y follows day, butbrings no glad Ib-morrowj 
Nightfollows night, butbrings no cease of sorrow.— 

Qod! why abandon me? 

Hard is»1hy hand on me! 
Qone is my dafling, for ever and for aye. 




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,p Cupid's ^ ^ 







, ovi cdme Utt to a clo5-&cl ^6Xk. 
^ And fumbkd aT^ffit pin; 
j^uT fast and hard flit way was barred, 

Npr^ could \\t enter in. 
And "Oh!" he cried/'tliat I should bide 
Out in the dark and ftie cold night-tide, 
And may no shelter win I" 

i|ll mired was he, and tired was he, 
Wifti toil o'er crag and scar> 

But fair to s»ee as a goodly tree, 
And his eyes shone like the star! 




And when a m6id cjimt. — half-Afrdid — 
Tor qu£,&Tion nor de^mur ^he staid, 
but stre^ight kt down the bdr! 

o|j|ht way Wd5 widi,— Hi stepped inside — 

Rut as Itit iill ht passed} 
A spell he threw, ere the maiden knew, 

That none may from them cast 
And the maiden's Jacegrew rosy-red 
As "Oh',' Love said,"5uttheway^ well-sped, 

That brings me here atiastt" 

jer heart was a-beat, with raptures sweety 
As ne*er it beat before J 
And blithe was she as a maid may be. 

As she eyed him, o'er and o*er 

Ah1 maidens shy may [owl deny, 
soon or lal 




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siM^y- I'm ttckltd, tti rough an' Tlirough; 
lT'3 ermusinj 1 Ttll you, 
Ts^r htei^r folk^ tei^lk wdy f>om£, {oiks do — 
Why, flier's fs.lltr5 in our town, 
Go esk-re^vln' up <^n' dov/n, 
'Bout 5om£, g^ell'3 bUck tye^ or brown 
B^in' purtifc^t uv e.li — 
Now thtt sorter thing I cdl 
Jt&' thtr chtdkp&st sorter gall, 
per Siny-ont wi' btnbh kin e>t£/, 
Je^t 56 f>Uin 56 plain kin be — 
L^-^bt-wdys, 50 ite>eem5 ter me — 
I Thet ther purtiest colored eyes 
h /\!> 5ny gell kin hev is blue.! < 

j.1 Sorter blue '^t's in ther skies* 
jl Some spring mornin's. H^vn'tyou 



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5ttn iT when it^ttmLd d.b tliouoh 
Any-ont 65 peeked er bit 

C'd look righrthrough ter Heeiven?--Oh 
P'rdps I didnT mention it — 
'Mexndy'5 eyef) ^re blue! 

,t^^)n' Ther'5 some uv i.m ^s sings 
Jes' ther most ridic'lous things, 
bout Tresses bie^ck ds rdv^n's wings;' 
Or "Titie^n -Tinted auburn hii\L 
Aughl — M^kes me we^ry, j dicUrej 
'Red"t]iey usid Ur ce^ll it whert 
I come from! ItjLstbed^ts mt, 
Every de^y | live,tir see. 
How kintr^ry folks kin be! — 

When I sdy TheyVe wrong thev try 
T^'r dispute dn' a^rgify, 
An' Tliey UugH etmt whe.n | 
S^y ther's none like golden hdir. 
.^ Don't ye know flier sortj me2^n? 



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All kinks an'tanglLsl — Why you'd sT&rt 
Ts'r bLL one s&ch ds | \\iN 5LLn — 

All full o' lilTk curli-cu£,3, 
An' iviry one \jm 'em is lit 

Wi' little bits o' sun-bedmsl — Whose? 
Why/M2^ndy'3f Didn'fl mention it?— 
she hes golden hexir! 

^Jn' tlier'3 ottier tilings, e^t. we 
More'n J'd hey ttme ter tell 
If I tfiklked fer quite er 3pell} 

where ttiem fellers ^eem ter me 
/\5 v/ron0-hf,6ded 6t> kin bi^, 
To £''* sing'lexr deoret! 

(\b fer me, I'm firm But, lor, 

They git obsT'nit, more &n* more) 
An' I might jes' j&vy 6n' jdw 
Tilt ttier very 6ir \?/uz blue, 
fer e^Il llier good et seems 
^ B^^ how does my idee, str 



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Stems Ur me tr gell should b& 

Hot too foolish, nottoo v/istj 
/\n' — ^Th&rt, I gu&ss, we*d d^ll dgrte 

J&ster cuddl£.-d.bl& sizt. 
Sa^y fiv£»-foottNx/o, or maybe more, 

But not more'n tr liltis, bit; 
Sulhin' under fiv&-foot four. 

Dunno e| \ mentioned it 

*Md.ndy'5 five-foot three! 




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Rummer lies a-dying 



«^|onfc are tilt btdutiful day^ 

Tht birds art muU dnd allltitdir 
Is stJlUd v/ith sorrowing; 
Wh&rt wind ffit dim Jor&st-ways 
Sw&tt scents &nd odor5 rare 
Y^''!" linger every way; 
Even |rom sad decay, 
Stranoe beauties borrov/ino. 

^wind, low-whispering, comes and goes, 
Willi a sltr as oj- water thatebb^ and Jlow3;- 
And Ihe seared leaves suddenly, over-head, 

Sl^rfwilfi a tremulous swirl alwayj 
'v^ilh ripples and rustles That faintly spread, 

/Vnd |ugitive gleams o| gold and grey^ 

pown the broad aisks, where the great-girthed 
boughs, 

Thatform long vistas, shadowy and dim, 

S^em, as the wind calls, suddenly to rouse; 






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Keeping fmt,W\\h lli&ir chim&, 
To t\t resonant rhyme 
Ofthe wind*s low,tuneful,mefdncholy hymn. 
Till, down Ifie wood-6rche5, far away, 
|f die5 in Itie distance, dim and gr&yj 
With faint and fainter murmuring 
Of ghostly echoes loitering — 



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'Summer lies a-dyino' 



|nd ruddy and russet and gold and brown — 
'Carpeting o^ll ths, ground; 
The dead leaves drift and waver down 

With a 5oft and sorrowful s>ound. 
Deep in the ruts and lonely ways 
The leafy drifts are lying, 
And &£rili6 — e&rilie — 
There comes a murmur through the maze — 
Summer lies a-dyingl" 



^^he Spring is like a f reward maid, 
^ who cannot tell her mind; 
But frolics now, and now is staid, 
And fickle as the wind. 




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The birds b^rt banished fromltie land, 

#And skies ar?. dull and drear, 
utthe crown of tlie ysar— Hit pride, Ihe prime— 
The beif that can befall; 
The Summer — Itie beautiful 3ummer-time — 
Is dearest of ttiem all! 

ffnd so,v/ith longing sick and sore, 

My heart \(/ill aye be crying 
For the beautiful days, the golden days — 

The days that are no more. 
For deep in all ttie lonely ways 
The leafy drifts are lying, 
And eerilie — eerilie — 
There comes a murmur through the maze — 
Summer lies a-dyingt" 







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^nov/ you NX/htri,, 
Down by J^i'r Milwduktt riv&r, 
Elvts and r^irits lurk e^nd hidt? 

In It^fy Idir, 
Njyhtrt brdnchts 5WAy dnd grd55t5 Quivtr, 

There Tliey bids. 

^l^rom lti6 sky 

Sun-6p66r5 }l55h,i>0 p\t\ltt>5 

That Air» i>ort-6miTTtn,6woon5 6nd dftSi 

And Edrth, ^-dry, 
G^ipts Ttiouidnd-mouthLd, 65 in distress, 

Breathing sighs. 



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^^ofTly comw, 
XHrough 6himm£,rmg films o| hidTed &ir, 
Th& Trickling of & Tiny rill — 

^itti drowsy hums, 
Dr&gon-jli&s fllThs-re and Iti&re, 

Ntver sTill. 

J^irds drt muT^, 
And thi gold en -banded b&&s, 
Slow-wing&d and kzlly, drone by 

To N?vh&r& ttit fruiT, <! 

Qreen-shrined in lee^fy lattices 
Hangs on high. 

j|^ar1li&r on — 
f\5 by convulsion rifTed — lies 
/\ massive boulder, mossed and brown-,! 

And there- upon, 
STony pinnacles ttiaT rise» 

form a croNvn. 



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^IJhere enUce 
Qrd.t>5t5 taill in tangltd maze, 
With tre^iling vines tlidt over-run 

Thf/ menrshy base — 
fdir e^nd fragre^nt in ttit ray5 

OJ ffii, sun. 

^^nd I dr&am, 
Till strangi, fancies, c^udintand olden, 
shape themselves before my sidht— 

With sudden gleam, 
In brave array of green and golden, 

Comes a sprite. 





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HArn&^sfcd with a 5pid£,r'5 thread 
Draw their chariot to wh&rt — 



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A mushroom stands 'mid mo5565 spread; 
fine and fa^ir. 

^^w begins 
Such^himsical frolicking 
And sportive chasing, to a^nd jro^ 

f\5 laughter wins — 
And change on every change 1hey ring? 

High and low. 

[ow Ihey ride 
On cricket- steeds, in tournament, 
Or dance in circles, swiftly- ringed j 

while some, a-stride 
Of thistle -downs, race till out-spent— 

Wtary- winged. 



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^^\ii)h£, f 4.tbk twitttr of 5 sTj^rtltd bird 



SpliB ttit dull de^rk with \Mt ^Tdbs o( song-, 

A5, lightly stlrrsd, 
Thi, broi^d boughs btnd dnd beckon, far ^long. 

Ith gho6l1y &yi5, &xpr655ion-lt55 And bl^nk, 
Th& ra^mpakntUopa^rd^ waitch Itit day-lighT{dd£.i 

Mo35, moi^T^nd re^nk, 
lies in broad pa^tche^ on the balusTrade. 

fflphe terraces are strewn with draggled weeds 
That sway and waver with an eerie air; 

The dimness breeds 
A haunting sense o\ horror and despair! 



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~l£,rL,AS» in Eden, lovt wroughTjoy and woi.; 
Here, as lb C^in, c&me j&^lou&y eind hdte^ — 

H^rt was» kid low 
Thi* pridL e^nd honor of Ck gr^^at esldfe! 

forlwojwho wtrelv/in brotliLrs, lovi.d 6 ma^id; 
^nd on tliL fAvored on^ ttie otiitr dre^w 

A Trtach'rous bla^de, 
And, witti 6 cowArd stroke, his kinsman sUw) 



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^^nd Win yttlht counTry-folk a^ver, 
*^ifli 2^\)V6d and sUalfliy whij»ptr5,1tiiTby ni^hf 
His cUnking spur 
Rings down tht terrace stair, in spectral flight 



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^nd ^till 15 5itn 6 prone /orm by ttit waII, 
And one bends o'er it, witii bewildered eyes, 

who ieems to call 
Willi |rdnlic grief To him wfio ne'er replies! 

jG|nd still 15 he^rd—wfiATtime the moon ishi^gh, 
^And spreads The fdll elm's shadow to tfiestdir— 
H^r piteous cry, 
Th^tbredlfies of hopeless terror and despair! 

*S^^'~-'^^^''^ ^^ marble's marred with rusty $Tm$ 
^A century past Hie foul marks blurred the white.} 

5utall the rains 
Of H^-^ven would fail to make the marble bright! 

M^curse is on the place! — The very wall 
Trownb furtively, and shadowy shapes of fear, 

That creep and crawl, 
S^tm tbttirongtliickly, near and yefmore near. 



^jj^ikt ill-born m&morlt5 ttiat shun ltit dd^y, 
'But spring To evil \\ft 'mid murk dnd gloom-, 
E>ligkr dkpd d&cd.y 
Hav& cldim2.d tht place, 6nd ruin is its doom! 

^^ bt it — NowghtltidT only speaks of wrong 
Hd^s right-ful plact or purpose, and ttie days 

/\rv all too long 
Ere it lilt universal law obtys. 

jQlprT'nie shall crumble ittill,over-llirown, 
nt frets no more/ Hit gladsome light of day, 
BuT^ — ^Tbne by 6Tbne — 
Shall pdssto dustand nottiing-ntss away! 



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^^i\ Sw&eT-he&rt, for 1ti& lilting rhymt 
*^ That sang in ftiL winds of yesUr-yia^r. 
Tht music and charm of ttit golden time, — 

Thty have gone wilh Hie dreams of tht days 
Mo more! No more! that were, 

shall we seek for 1ht Dryads where roses climb, 

Or stray by ttie brooks where Itie Naiads are,} 

Or gaze atlhe Sun-Ood's golden c&r 
Un-dazed, from 1tie heights of tjit hills sublime. 

No more! No more! 
shall we listen, entrdnced, where the Voices are 

That call, with a murmured &nd musical chime, 
Through tlie measureless depths |rom star to star; 
while frolicsome echoes, fdinTand far, 

Mock tliem with ever- recurring rhymt- 
0-he! For Hie dreams o| the ddys that were, 
They are gone wilti the glamor of yester-year!^ 




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^-he! dtdr httrV, for %l Uuohing cWmt 
a) T^tV rippltd TtiL vwinds of ytf>Ttr-y&iir. 
The joydnct Itidtgldddtned fc golden tmt; 

It hdi gont Willi tti6 drfc6m5 of t^i day^ Iti^t 
^No more' Mo more! "^^^^ 

^hs^W wt wdndtr, as onct w£ wert wontlb do, 

Witfi I^i visions Tlidrpeopk Ifit D^^^" ^nd Ds^fk 

Qr pAost in Hit ffiicktrs, AmdZ£,d, lb mark 
N/^hert rtifc cd^ptring fduns comi ddkncing Tlirouglwij 

Mo mort! Mo rnort! 
^hdH wi ht6r. in ttitTre,mui0u5 J\^ptr\'b hymn, 

X^is- chant of ttit Virgins, swttt and low, 
N7hi,ri H^t altdrs fUmt in 1ti4, ftrnpits dim — 
TJiiTtmpks drt bheklTtrtd e^nd wmds.dTwhim, 

O'tr ttit pront Jtdrs comt and go- 
0'hi\ for ttit dreams of flit days ttiat were. 
They are gone witli the glamor of yester-year! 





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^ THE Opal H 




'p.\t\ JAsHIontd it over- 5 ta^ J 
^* fttt cd^rritd It far. 
fedr buritd it by ttit tret — 
Tht lontly Irtt upon L^mmsrlbn L^^, 
WH^^rt ttit nightly noises are! 

yjth^s spa^rklid e^nd fle^shed on an Idol's crest 

And tlie hi^Tof a pirate's blade-, 
[thas glimmered and gleamed on beauty's breast 
And glowed in ttie gloom of a miser*s chest, 
Rut ne'er Itie curse wa& stay&d 1 

n ita bpirit imprisoned lies — 
"^ A spirit dark and fell. 
And who-so bears it in tlie pale moon-ri 
May learn suchlhings as were notvv'ise 
for mortal tongue to tell! 




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^utwho dig5 dtef) dtttitTurn o'Tfit night. 

And tdkts tfi& stone in his handj 
3lial! bt lord of Itit m&gic of ttie dark dnd the lights 
For tilt NWdys ojtli£ winds dnd Itit wild-bird's flight 

5h2^1l follow his commeknd! 

l^wdy shall ht his Thdtis more Than of mtn, 
O'^r the powers of the earth and the air. 
But a fiend, more foul than mortals ken, 
Shall rise in wratti and rend him when 
fie fears that wrath to dare! 



Kammertbn |ea lies fdir in ttie sun — 
E>road \b the L^a dnd >ovid6; 
)) H^ rides from dawn till day be done, 

Or ever his journey's end is won 
Jf who over the [ea shall ridt. 

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iHri [ammerton ]et tlitre stands a tret — 
•^ Its gaunt limbs oropt tfit dirj 
Thfe spring-lime bloom is fair to ssc, 
/\nd gretn grow "flit willows whtrtltiL Wdtlrs bt, 
But ay& ttis, tr£,£ \b bars,! 

"^likc serp&nts, writtimg to ht fret, 

"^ |ts branches tjvist and tovine; 

A"^ fling strange shadows on tlie L^a, 

Where lovers Iwain part tenderly, 

hjor heed of shade or shine. 

^@!?" f*^''* '^^^ shimmer of The still star-shine, 
^ /\n(i brightis the beauty of the rose; 



E>onnie is ftie bloom of ttie wild wood-bine, 
And sweetisthe music in the tall-topped pine, 
when the soulfi wind softly blows 

^Qutsw&eter far, and fairer far — 
'^ How-ever fair they be — 
Than all the gladsome glories are 
Of wind or vine or rose or star, 
fjr^ |s a maid of tlie Morth Countree! 



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J[|evir d5 the flush of tfi& dawn is she, 

/\nd Ibsom as flit rot; 
And Ititrt's no maid by t\t mdrgt o'lfie 562^— 
Though many ^nd fdirlfte maidens be — 

So fair a face can show. 

^turdy and straight as a pint is he, 
~ And his eyes like a falcon's shine — 
/\b manly a man as a maid would see, 
And swartti of face ae» mariners be, 
Witti the sun and the salt sea-brine. 

|e has hedrd the tale that the old wives tell, 
And digged for the fatal stone; 
And whether itbode him ill or well, 
Or bt its power from Heaven or HtHf 
He bears it for his own! 

^|ut visions haunt him in the night. 
And voices call by day, 
i| To fare him forth in the world and fight ^ 

for the meed that is won by a sifong man's migh 
M^ where strong men meet in fray 



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5ing5 in air — 
Nought living bdn yjpon t\t Ifd^, 
S&vt they who peirtby Iht hli^bttd fr&e, 
With fe grim boughs, bidck d^nd bare. 

^Rutthi big tret vveirdly crtikks and groans, 
* Though tht wind-kss air is stillj 
And mocks the maiden's tearful tones 
with airy sighs and eerie moans 
That settlieir hearts a-tfirill. 

•O^rewell." Ah! never since the world began, 

And Sorrow entered in; 
To darken the day-shine with its ban, 
Was greater pain in smaller span 

Than parting's apt to win! 

turns from Ihe east, where the dusk looms grey. 
To the west where the day gleams red; 
And forth he fares upon his way, * 

_^To meet what- ever meed he may — 
m^ By r^te or fancy led ! 





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fjhsri Doom sits Itironed In stdte dlwdy5, 
'Mid £ndle55 ic& and snow; 
And tlie fiTfuI Aurora's gheksTly r^ys, 
Through de&thly nights 6nd dr&ary days, 
A specTrdl splendor throw — 

^ylhough terrors throng Itity mdy noTb 

The bold AtJvenTur&r's way 
Un-5w&d he fares him, near and Jar, 
And tti£. Op^l shin&s 5s shines a star, 

With pure and limpid ray ! 

jffl/herethe tall palms quiver and the sctntld air 
' |s stirred with endless song; 
And beauttes teeming, strange and rare, 
Make earth and sky and ocean {air, 
As driftthe day5 along — 

»heir charms are vain to conquer him 
Wfio wield's the Opal's sway; 
Mor grows the strange stone's luster dim„ 
And the lurking demon, dour and grim, 
Is baffled still, alwayl 




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'^\\m lfi£ Umpest, reaving, calls To \hi detf>, 
/\nd flit NX/inds drs, aill 6-roar; 
Tilit1i6 bigtrss^s, swirling, seem to kdp, 
And lie >o</rd!liful bi(lo\3V5 surge a^nd 5W&&p, 

In be^ttk v/ift the shore. 
% heart is stirred, but not Vilti fear 



Of tlie warring winds and Itie sea — 
Xhouoh danger frown and deatti be near, 
The jewel shines, serenely clear, 

whilst he shall fearless be! 



^^ilhere plague and famine scourge and slay, 
^Qr floods lay waste ttie land; 
■^here fire breeds havoc a^nd dismay, 
Or foe-men meet in deadly fray 
Of battle, ha^ndto hand. 

^-^Shough horrors troop, in awful train. 
Bright beams ttie Opal*s ray — 
^j) He dares all daring may attain, 
i^/\ndthebpiriroft1itOpal waits in vain, 
i for tlie stout heart &ays him,"N2^y!" 





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hsre S^tn bd^bbks to lfi& would-be wisi, 
' And moikes Tlie gobpd 5hov/ 
Thatr^itli isd bubble 6nd meLii mu5Tri5e 
3y Reek2>on a^iont,, And laughs when his lies 

M^^ki man 1b md^n 6 fot. 

"^l^h! well mdy wane "fhe Op^l'^ glow, 
^^ fb'* never, on Und or sea^, 
M2^y a^ny dideeidlier danger know 
Than lurks where 52>tan seek "lb Ifirow 
His> net of sophistry ! 

^^'ut still prevails Hie steadfast will, 

/\nd still, witti eerie olowi 
The gem's a-shlne, and shall be fill 
The fatal tremor his heart shall thrill 

That shall be doom to know! 



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[jrom I'&nds a-f&r, Njvh&re m^rvtU b^., 

Ht w&nd5 his homt-v/^rd way — 

Tht wdy marked out by fdte'5 decree,, 

By the lonely tree upon L^mmerton {tb,, 

That frowns in Tlie red sun's r^y. 

l^ut &5 it nes^r And nearer show^, 

The d&y-^hine ddrkly Wdnes — 
Thert'5 A moan in ttie wind Itiat comes And goes, 
And the Opal dim And dimmer grows, 
with strAnge And murky stAins. 

^here perils bide And foe-men ride 
Y\i hds ridden in bold CAreerj 
And brAvely dAred whAt might betide, 
But, lo! — intfie moment of his pride — 
Upon him fAlfs d feAr! 

jnd in InAt moment comes a cry, 
T^At mingles wilh his moAP — 
No more with the stars may the OpAl vie, 
For the fiend is fret*d when the lusters die 
In the fdted And fAtdl stone! 




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gljfhs, dtmon'5 cry rings far tn6 high — ■ 
^ Of doom the hdrbing£.r! 
Tht sun looms lurid in Itit coppery sky, 
/\nd ev Tremulous wind goes wdilinO by, 
fhiX sets the tree d.-5tlr. 

"^"^rk 6nd prone upon L^mmertbn L^a 

The Opeyl-be5rer lies. 
The dem's dccurssd, ^nd 6ye sh^ll be — 
Tis d Tempting lure buT doom is Itie fee 

Of "Ihe Op^l'^ mystic prize! 

i^STi/^o v/ill be bold of he^rTmdy bend 
^ /\\\ jorTunes to his will; 
for the wdywdrd f^TeSjNx/ho m^r or mend, 
She^ll serve him ever 6.nd conTend 
Mi^ purpose To fulfil. 

^yphey &re lorded ever by the stl^dfdsTwill. 
^ ^^or m6y they N?vin them jree 
Till fee^r their ruler's he^rTbh^ll fill; 
* ^uTserf ^nd prey to the fiend oj ill 
The fdkirrt"-he2).rT dye sh^ll be! 



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